− | A '''relative term''', also called a '''rhema''' or a '''rheme''', is a logical term that requires reference to any number of other objects, called the ''correlates'' of the term, in order to denote a definite object, called the ''relate'' (pronounced with the accent on the first syllable) of the relative term in question. A relative term is typically expressed in ordinary language by means of a phrase with explicit or implicit blanks, for example, ''lover of __'', or ''giver of __ to __''. | + | A '''relative term''' is a logical term that requires reference to any number of other objects, called the ''correlates'' of the term, in order to denote a definite object, called the ''relate''<sup>1</sup> of the relative term in question. A relative term is typically expressed in ordinary language by means of a phrase with explicit or implicit blanks, for example, “lover of __”, or “giver of __ to __”. |